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Stella Y. Kim; Carl Westine; Tong Wu; Derek Maher – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2024
The primary purpose of this study is to validate a student engagement measure for its use in evaluation of a learning assistant (LA) program. A series of psychometric evaluations were made for both the original scale of Higher Education Student Engagement Scale (HESES) and its adapted version designed to be used in gauging the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teaching Assistants, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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Deibl, Ines; Zumbach, Jörg; Geiger, Viola M.; Neuner, Christine M. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2018
Teaching of Psychology includes a great variety of topics, course formats, and assessment approaches. A central concept that incorporated the interface between teaching goals, instructional methods, and examination modalities is referred to as Constructive Alignment (CA). This model addresses possible designs of teaching to improve students'…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Test Construction, Questionnaires, Teaching Methods
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Kempf, Emily J.; Schwartzman, Roy; Wilson, Erin; Henry, Kelly Bouas – Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 2011
An educational environment characterized by shrinking fiscal and physical resources has spurred many institutions to undertake comprehensive academic program review. Such a process assesses the performance of programs and prioritizes them for de-emphasis, maintenance, or enhancement. How can applied learning be properly acknowledged within program…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Program Evaluation, College Programs, Evaluation Criteria
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Claydon, Peter D.; Johnson, Mark E. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1985
Presents the Claydon College Drinking Questionnaire, an instrument which was developed to evaluate the alcohol education program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Data indicate it is a highly reliable and valid instrument. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Rickel, Annette U.; Biasatti, Lawrence L. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Factor analyzed the Block Child Rearing Practices Report (CRPR) consisting of 91 socialization-relevant statements. Administered it to parents and undergraduates. Results indicated the modified 40-item Likert format of the CRPR facilitates administration and interpretation of the scale, without impeding reliability, and enhances its usefulness as…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Child Rearing, College Students
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Steele, Joe M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1989
The validity and reliability of some measures of general education outcomes of college attendance are reviewed. Research to improve the accuracy of concordance estimates of mean gains is reported, based on analysis of 22 4-year longitudinal studies using instruments from the College Outcome Measures Program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Students, General Education
Secolsky, Charles, Ed.; Denison, D. Brian, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. The "Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education" provides higher…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Higher Education, Institutional Advancement, Teacher Effectiveness
Buhendwa, Frank M. – 1996
Instruments used in a study by M. B. Kinzie and M. A. Delacourt (1991), the Attitude towards Computer Technologies (ACT) and the Self-efficacy for Computer Technologies (SCT), assess preservice teachers' perceived usefulness of and comfort level with specific computer technologies. This study uses a population confirmed to be similar to that used…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
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Patry, Jean-Luc; Gastager, Angela – Quality of Higher Education, 2004
A taxonomy of potential values conflicts in evaluations is presented. Basis is the distinction of types of conflict (aims vs. means conflicts; qualitative vs. quantitative conflicts). Six areas of values are discussed: the ethical, methodical, social and interactive, legal, economic, and personal values. The taxonomy of conflicts between these…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Classification, Values, Conflict